cross-cutting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The cross-cutting data on the Fed’s two mandates—price stability and full employment—argues for caution from policy makers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Based on these cross-cutting relationships, the authors suggest that the ilmenite-rich layer sank prior to 4.22 billion years ago, which is consistent with it contributing to later volcanism seen on the lunar surface.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
As the WHO puts it, it’s to “enable early cross-cutting R&D preparedness that is also relevant” for an unknown disease.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
A series of cross-cutting scenes ratcheted the tension while lighting cues illuminated the explosion’s intensity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Gradually we slanted away from the main ridge, though we still continued cross-cutting the swells and ravines thrown off its flanks.
From African Camp Fires by White, Stewart Edward
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